Anybody Planning On Getting This Headset?

[You suck and have no life 203]

If you end up buying one, let me know what you think. I already got my Sennheiser HD-595 so Ill have to sit this one out.

http://www.razerzone.com/gaming-audio/razer-megalodon/

Then there is this crazy headphones for $399..... Looks dorky as hell

http://www.psykoaudio.com/

[redruM_13 17]

A shitload of people disagree that you can get any surround sound from headphones. There are threads, posts, articles everywhere with all kinds of opinions about it. It seems to run about 50/50. I ran a post about headphones a while ago trying to see if I could get any info from people that use headphones and play tf2. I am curious to hear about this as well. My regular 5.1 logitech speakers work pretty good for tf2..... I seem to play about the same with just stereo headphone speakers on though?

[FunkyFresh 68]

I'm with you. I've got my Sennheiser 555s and a desktop mic. Been through 12+ headsets already, ain't gonna deal with another.

[Krash 1,040]

Many products from Razer look very nice. I hope to as well be getting a head set from them. For now, im using headphones and my webcam mic.

[You suck and have no life 203]

A shitload of people disagree that you can get any surround sound from headphones. There are threads, posts, articles everywhere with all kinds of opinions about it. It seems to run about 50/50. I ran a post about headphones a while ago trying to see if I could get any info from people that use headphones and play tf2. I am curious to hear about this as well. My regular 5.1 logitech speakers work pretty good for tf2..... I seem to play about the same with just stereo headphone speakers on though?

Yeah. Its true. The best quality 3D sound can not convert a retard to a pro gamer. I could give some of these guys a $500,000 state of the art sound system and their KDR would still never go above 1:1 in a million years.

I'm with you. I've got my Sennheiser 555s and a desktop mic. Been through 12+ headsets already, ain't gonna deal with another.

LOL name all the headsets you have used. I agree the HD-5XX series are pretty awesome. They are quite comfy.

[FunkyFresh 68]

Tried these, these, and a couple others that are no longer produced/being made.

Been goin' through headsets since Call of Duty 1, gonna be a lot of 'em. D:

[You suck and have no life 203]

Tried these, these, and a couple others that are no longer produced/being made.

Been goin' through headsets since Call of Duty 1, gonna be a lot of 'em. D:

Logitech had the concept down. I heard they weren't that comfortable or that great sounding. I hate hot ears. The open air ones from Sennheise 500s arent that bad. I owned a pair of Sennheiser HD-280 noise canceling ones, too bad they were pretty much suction cups and prevented ANY air flow.

I really want these, but even for a Chemical Engineer, it seems like too much spendage...

http://www.ultimateears.com/_ultimateears/store/custom/ue11pro.php

[+Henry Spencer 117]

What do you do, beat small children with them in-between gaming sessions? O_o

I've gone through 3 sets in the past... age. Current set has a broken ear, but still works fine.

[FunkyFresh 68]

Wouldn't chance using an inner-ear device like that. I'm sure wearing my headphones as much as I do is enough damage to my hearing.

Edit: I'd say get the latest Sennheisers for however much they are. It'd be a costly spend but you wouldn't be getting another pair of headphones anytime soon..(hope you aren't rough with your stuff ;P) and the sound..don't get me started on the sound, ha ha.

Edited July 1, 2009 by FunkyFresh

[Mana 3,867]

Source's sound system is pretty bad. It seems to support something like 4.0 channels in total. No subwoofer and definitely no 7.1 surround sound. Crysis on the other hand has complete support for 7.1 (.1 = including the subwoofer channel).

When it comes to Source... I tried 7.1 surround with HDMI, Optical and 8 Analogue cables (1 for each channel) on quite a few pcs both mine and friends and haven't really seen it go above 4.0/5.0.

So either way... this 7.1 headset is pretty much useless when used in valve's `awesome` engine.

The only time I've seen "5.1" in source was when using one of those creative speaker systems with just 1 or 2 plugs that somehow magically turn everything into "surround".

[Graedus 9]

I just use this silly thing:

http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/webcam_communications/microphones/devices/221&cl=US,EN

...

[Miyari 33]

I'm currently using a Sennheiser PC 350 and I have absolutely no desire to use another headset, ever. This thing is comfortable as hell and sounds great. Razer is supposed to be sending me more free crap to test, so if I end up with one of those headsets I'll let you guys know how it is.

[Spartan_0214 18]

I broke my Creative Gaming Headset yesterday while tripping on the cords. Guess I'll have to upgrade to the new MKII...

[You suck and have no life 203]

I'm currently using a Sennheiser PC 350 and I have absolutely no desire to use another headset, ever. This thing is comfortable as hell and sounds great. Razer is supposed to be sending me more free crap to test, so if I end up with one of those headsets I'll let you guys know how it is.

LOL at the asian guy with the leather jacket and sunglasses trying to look all thug. The ear pads looks like it would get to hot in temperature.

too*

[Rydawg 14]

My creative Fat1ity headphones i got for free works amazingly

[Graedus 9]

I don't think I could ever justify spending $150+ on a headset...

[friedrice 8]

just get speakers... lot cheaper and sounds better

[You suck and have no life 203]

just get speakers... lot cheaper and sounds better

some people like options

[redruM_13 17]

Crysis on the other hand has complete support for 7.1 (.1 = including the subwoofer channel).

So.... has anyone ever got surround sound from a set of headphones? In Crysis maybe?

[Spartan_0214 18]

My creative Fat1ity headphones i got for free works amazingly

It's Fatal1ty.

\slap

[You suck and have no life 203]

Or maybe Fertil1ty

[h3gi 5]

I was looking at these.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826104024

I can't do cheap sound/microphones, but portability is also a high concern of mine. Also, out of the headsets I've used in the past, I prefer the behind-the-head configuration for the most part.

[Shin Gouki 1]

If you want great sound get the SteelSeries 5Hv2's. It comes with a USB soundcard which is decent but I have a pretty good Fatal1ty soundcard. The headset comes with a mic. Super comfortable to boot.

http://static.pcinpact.com/images/bd/news/33439-5hv2.jpg

[Moby 24]

I'm currently using a Sennheiser PC 350 and I have absolutely no desire to use another headset, ever. This thing is comfortable as hell and sounds great. Razer is supposed to be sending me more free crap to test, so if I end up with one of those headsets I'll let you guys know how it is.

Based on your post (and additional research) I ordered and started using the PC350 headphones a few days ago. Comfort is the big issue for me, and I've found "on the ear" headphones to be uncomfortable after a few hours (mostly because I wear glasses). I'm happy with the PC350's... besides being more comfortable, they also sound great. They're pricey but at least I'll use them... I once spent something like $200 on Plantronics wireless headphones that I used for an hour before giving up on them.

[You suck and have no life 203]

Based on your post (and additional research) I ordered and started using the PC350 headphones a few days ago. Comfort is the big issue for me, and I've found "on the ear" headphones to be uncomfortable after a few hours (mostly because I wear glasses). I'm happy with the PC350's... besides being more comfortable, they also sound great. They're pricey but at least I'll use them... I once spent something like $200 on Plantronics wireless headphones that I used for an hour before giving up on them.

Dont forget the leather jacket and sunglass.